| | | preceded2=Robert A. Ainsworth, Jr. | | | preceded2=Robert A. Ainsworth, Jr. |
| | Charles Andrew, Jr., and Ruth Ophelia Jurgens Tessier}} | | Charles Andrew, Jr., and Ruth Ophelia Jurgens Tessier}} |
| − | '''George Dean Tessier, Sr.''' (May 7, 1912 – September 27, 1967), represented the 14th Ward of his native [[New Orleans]] in the [[Louisiana]] House of Representatives from 1948 to 1962<ref>{{cite web|url=https://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2024 (Orleans Parish)|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=May 8, 2020}}</ref> and the state Senate from 1962 to 1968.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://senate.la.gov/Documents/Membership/1880membership.pdf|title=Membership of the Louisiana Senate, 1880 - Present (Orleans Parish)|publisher=Louisiana State Senate|accessdate=May 8, 2020}}</ref> | + | '''George Dean Tessier, Sr.''' (May 7, 1912 – September 27, 1967), represented the 14th Ward of his native [[New Orleans]] in the [[Louisiana]] House of Representatives from 1948 to 1962<ref>{{cite web|url=https://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership of the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2024 (Orleans Parish)|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=May 8, 2020}}</ref> and the state Senate from 1962 until his death.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://senate.la.gov/Documents/Membership/1880membership.pdf|title=Membership of the Louisiana Senate, 1880 - Present (Orleans Parish)|publisher=Louisiana State Senate|accessdate=May 8, 2020}}</ref> |